Under the Influence: A History of Alcohol in Australia by Ross Fitzgerald and Trevor L Jordan

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Tail righ edge of author bio page has a slight wave from dampness, otherwise the interior is very good. Binding are still excellent.

Under the Influence is a unique look at Australian history through the lens of alcohol's influence.

Highly readable and well researched, this book shows how the patterns for alcohol use (and abuse) can be traced back to the very early days of white settlement in Australia, taking us all the way up to the present day and our ongoing concerns about teenage drinking and alcohol-fuelled violence, as well as the role of the industry players in the promotion and packaging of an increasingly dizzying array of alcoholic products.

Along the way, we learn of the social, political and cultural facets of alcohol, and it makes fascinating reading discovering what our attitude to alcohol says about who we are, who we care about, and what we care about. (publisher blurb)